{"id":71697,"date":"2026-01-24T12:43:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T12:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/2026\/01\/24\/if-an-h-1b-holder-is-working-remotely-journalist-who-claimed-to-expose-visa-fraud-in-texas-responds-to-employees-working-from-home\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T12:43:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T12:43:10","slug":"if-an-h-1b-holder-is-working-remotely-journalist-who-claimed-to-expose-visa-fraud-in-texas-responds-to-employees-working-from-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/2026\/01\/24\/if-an-h-1b-holder-is-working-remotely-journalist-who-claimed-to-expose-visa-fraud-in-texas-responds-to-employees-working-from-home\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018If an H-1B holder is working remotely\u2026\u2019: Journalist who claimed to expose visa fraud in Texas responds to employees working from home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix\">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-127394760,imgsize-778756,width-400,resizemode-4\/127394760.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018If an H-1B holder is working remotely\u2026\u2019: Journalist who claimed to expose visa fraud in Texas responds to employees working from home\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If an H-1B worker is working remotely, can they work from their home country? That question has sparked a debate after Texas journalist Sara Gonzales posted a viral YouTube video claiming she had exposed an H-1B visa scam in Texas.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Gonzales said she visited addresses linked to a company employing H-1B workers and found no offices at the given locations. The video was noticed by MAGA bigwigs and &#8216;America First&#8217; Republicans who agree on anti-H-1B rhetoric. However, social media users pushed back, saying there was no clear evidence of fraud.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>One social media user challenged her claim and wrote that the workers \u201ccould be working remotely like most of us.\u201d <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Gonzales responded: \u201cIf an H-1B worker is working remotely, they can work remotely from their home country. Thank you for proving my point.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component\" data-pos=\"11\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>If an H1B worker is working remotely, they can work remotely from their home country, \u201cSreejith.\u201d Thank you for proving my point. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ghv2J1niED\">https:\/\/t.co\/ghv2J1niED<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sara Gonzales (@SaraGonzalesTX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaraGonzalesTX\/status\/2014904074085261520?ref_src=twsrc^tfw\">January 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <noscript> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" style=\"display:none\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/tr?id=593671331875494&amp;ev=PageView&amp;noscript=1\"\/><\/noscript><noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/ns.html?id=GTM-P3PMSJN\" height=\"0\" width=\"0\" style=\"display:none;visibility:hidden\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/us\/if-an-h-1b-holder-is-working-remotely-journalist-who-claimed-to-expose-visa-fraud-in-texas-responds-to-employees-working-from-home\/articleshow\/127394760.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If an H-1B worker is working remotely, can they work from their home country? 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